VDB-431 · BID 9159 · Snort 553

Apple AppleShare up to 6.3.1 FTP Server denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple AppleShare up to 6.3.1. This affects an unknown part of the component FTP Server. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple AppleShare up to 6.3.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component FTP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 12/05/2003 by Spencer Clark as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com.Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling . The best possible mitigation is suggested to be applying a restrictive firewalling. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 553.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 9159†). xforce.iss.net is providing further details. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Patch: apple.com

Snort ID: 553

Timelineinfo

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12/08/2003 +3 days 🔍
04/12/2019 +5604 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Spencer Clark
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-431
SecurityFocus: 9159 - AppleShare IP FTP Server RMD Command Denial Of Service Vulnerability
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/08/2003 14:22
Updated: 04/12/2019 20:36
Changes: 12/08/2003 14:22 (56), 04/12/2019 20:36 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:DD9:103

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